Jackson County v. Mississippi Department of Employment Security

FAIR, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Margaret Chapman spent eight years as a case manager for the Jackson County Drug Court. Her employment was terminated in November 2013, ostensibly for insubordination. She filed for unemployment benefits, which were awarded by the Mississippi Department of Employment Security claims examiner. The Jackson County Board of Supervisors appealed that decision. After a telephonic hearing where Chapman’s immediate supervisor did not testify, the MDES administrative law judge found that the performance-related issues cited in support of Chapman’s discharge did not amount…